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Manavon Elementary School

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Manavon Elementary School ranks 318 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-5

318^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Manavon Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 2-5 in the Phoenixville Area School District in Pennsylvania. With 497 students, the school consistently outperforms state and district averages in academic performance, ranking 318 out of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools and receiving a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Manavon Elementary's academic excellence is evident across all subjects, with 68.3% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 50.7% for the district and 41.7% for the state. In PSSA English Language Arts, 60.9% of Manavon students were proficient or better, surpassing the district's 59.3% and the state's 48.5%. The school's standout performance is particularly notable in PSSA Science, where 89.5% of students were proficient or better, far exceeding the district's 77.9% and the state's 65.8%.

While Manavon's overall academic performance is exceptional, the school's commitment to supporting the success of all students is also noteworthy. The school's Hispanic and Disabled student subgroups perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 20% and top 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, respectively. Manavon's higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio compared to the state average may contribute to its strong academic results, which are consistently better than nearby schools like Royersford Elementary School and Arrowhead Elementary School within the Spring-Ford Area School District and Methacton School District.

497

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,208

Per pupil spending ?

28%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2 Phantom Way
Phoenixville, PA 19460

(484) 927-5350

District: Phoenixville Area School District

Students who attend Manavon Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Phoenixville Area Middle School
High:	Phoenixville Area High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.4%

Hispanic:

13.5%

African American:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2019 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (65% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2019

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg55%

Pennsylvania avg45%

318^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 8 pts since 2019

From top 13% (2019) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Phoenixville Area School District

136^th of 606Phoenixville Area School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	318 of 1511	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	318 of 1526	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	265 of 1534	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	284 of 1534	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	320 of 1433	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.4	206 of 1544	86.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	56.1	159 of 437	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	101 of 1030	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	61 of 1084	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	81.5	122 of 1043	88.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	60 of 207	71.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	306 of 1466	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	312 of 1488	79.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	81 of 429	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	81 of 454	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	116 of 432	73.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	603 of 1369	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	591 of 1432	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	653 of 1414	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	333 of 1475	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	308 of 1495	79.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	232 of 1201	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	242 of 1229	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	195 of 1236	84.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2025)90th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile~ school

White (2025)81st percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile~ school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile-8 vs school

African American (2024)64th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math68%+27 vs state

English Language Arts61%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)				PSSA English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Manavon Elementary School	Public	2-5	2 Phantom Way	Phoenixville	19460	Chester County	Phoenixville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 927-5350	497	44	11.2	28.0%	350 (70.4%)	31 (6.2%)	67 (13.5%)	19 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	78	318^th of 1511 public elementary schools	79.0%		78.5	318^th of 1526 public elementary schools	79.2%		73.2	63.0	68.0	68.3	68.3	51.0	62.3	60.9	$23,208	$145	$23,063
Phoenixville Early Learning Center	Public	K-1	1 Phantom Way	Phoenixville	19460	Chester County	Phoenixville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 927-5450	613	46	13.2	32.3%	392 (63.9%)	26 (4.2%)	138 (22.5%)	15 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.7%)								(n/a)									$22,613	$199	$22,414
Barkley Elementary School	Public	2-5	320 Second Ave	Phoenixville	19460	Chester County	Phoenixville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 927-5300	281	29	9.7	58.7%	122 (43.4%)	9 (3.2%)	131 (46.6%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.3%)	57.2	709^th of 1511 public elementary schools	53.1%		63.8	619^th of 1526 public elementary schools	59.4%	90	54.1	64.9	43.3	54.8	33.3	62.2	48.4	48.1	$23,311	$205	$23,106
Schuylkill Elementary School	Public	2-5	290 S White Horse Rd	Phoenixville	19460	Chester County	Phoenixville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 927-5400	418	36	11.6	29.2%	312 (74.6%)	20 (4.8%)	51 (12.2%)	12 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	74.6	389^th of 1511 public elementary schools	74.3%		76	371^st of 1526 public elementary schools	75.7%	18	64.5	59.4	55.5	59.6	66.6	61.4	61.0	62.8	$23,772	$215	$23,558
Charlestown Elementary School	Public	K-4	2060 Charlestown Rd	Malvern	19355	Chester County	Great Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 935-1555	414	27	15.3	9.2%	224 (54.1%)	3 (0.7%)	51 (12.3%)	105 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (7.0%)	82.9	240^th of 1511 public elementary schools	84.1%		83	224^th of 1526 public elementary schools	85.3%	16	75.3	70.5		72.8	66.3	68.4		67.4	$24,135	$318	$23,817
Oaks Elementary School	Public	K-4	325 Oaks School Dr	Oaks	19456	Montgomery County	Spring-Ford Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 705-6008	591	39	15.3	16.6%	339 (57.4%)	22 (3.7%)	36 (6.1%)	148 (25.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.1%)	89.3	131^st of 1511 public elementary schools	91.3%		85.8	176^th of 1526 public elementary schools	88.5%	45	86.8	74.2		81.0	72.3	73.3		72.7	$17,035	$115	$16,920
Spring City Elementary School	Public	K-4	190 Wall Street	Spring City	19475	Chester County	Spring-Ford Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 705-6004	166	15	11.0	45.8%	92 (55.4%)	10 (6.0%)	13 (7.8%)	28 (16.9%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (12.7%)	78.9	301^st of 1511 public elementary schools	80.1%		78	330^th of 1526 public elementary schools	78.4%	29	75.8	68.7		72.1	75.8	53.2		63.9	$25,115	$699	$24,415
Royersford Elementary School	Public	K-4	450 Spring St	Royersford	19468	Montgomery County	Spring-Ford Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 706-6005	398	33	12.0	40.2%	251 (63.1%)	35 (8.8%)	44 (11.1%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (13.8%)	67.7	512^th of 1511 public elementary schools	66.1%		71.1	464^th of 1526 public elementary schools	69.6%	48	59.7	63.9		62.0	54.2	59.1		56.8	$22,508	$551	$21,957
Arrowhead Elementary School	Public	K-4	232 Level Rd	Collegeville	19426	Montgomery County	Methacton School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 489-5000	426	34	12.6	16.0%	291 (68.3%)	9 (2.1%)	38 (8.9%)	66 (15.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	84.3	211^th of 1511 public elementary schools	86.0%		82	243^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	84.1%	32	74.0	81.8		77.8	60.9	74.1		67.4	$23,994	$443	$23,551
Upper Providence Elementary School	Public	K-4	833 South Lewis Rd Bldg 3	Royersford	19468	Montgomery County	Spring-Ford Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 705-6009	435	39	11.1	11.0%	269 (61.8%)	18 (4.1%)	15 (3.4%)	107 (24.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	89.8	125^th of 1511 public elementary schools	91.7%		91.7	51^st of 1526 public elementary schools	96.7%	74	81.3	78.0		79.6	79.2	71.0		75.0	$25,130	$460	$24,670

Frequently Asked Questions about Manavon Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Manavon Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Manavon Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Phoenixville Area Middle School
High : Phoenixville Area High School

Is Manavon Elementary School a good school?

Manavon Elementary School ranks 318^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Manavon Elementary School?

Students at Manavon Elementary School are 70% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Manavon Elementary School in?

Phoenixville Area School District

How many students attend Manavon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 497 students attended Manavon Elementary School.

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